Disappearing ironing board



J. T. BATSELL.

April 28, 193-1.

DISAPPEARING IRONING BOARD Filed Feb. 21, 1930 2 Sheets-Shee 1 INVENTOR. (167271 TBakeZZ W A TTORNE Y.

April 1931. J. T. BATSELL DISAPPEARING IRONING BOARD 2 Sheets-Shee 2 I Filed Feb. 21. 1930 INVENTOR. @7571 1713018011 Q manner as hereinafter set forth, anironing Patented Apr. 28, 11931 rr star JOHN T. nA'rsELnor' sr. aosnrn, ivrissoum DISAPPEARING IBON'ING BOARD.

Application filed February 21, 1930. Serial No. 430,332.

This invention relates to an ironing board adapted to be pivotally mounted with respect to a table or other article of furniture, and

has for its primary Object to provide, in a board of such class which is adapted todisappear within the article of furniture mount- -ing the same in order to be obscured from view when not in active use, and which may be readily swung to operative position when it is desired to use the same, thereby conservingspace 1n storing the ironing board and enhancing 1 the appearance of the room in vwhich the lroning board is stored. '15

, With the foregoing and other objects in view, the inventionconslsts of the novel construction, comb nat on and arrangement of 1 ;parts as hereinafter more particularly described, and asillustrated in the accompanying drawings wherein is shown an embodi- W ment of the invention, but 1t 1s. to be understood that the descriptionand drawings are .to be taken as illustrative and that the invenv.tion is intended to. be limited only by the scope of the claims hereuntoappended.

- In the accompanying. drawings in which likenumerals are-employed to designate like parts throughout the several views i Figure 1 is aside elevation of an ironing Figure 3 is a Vi boardin accordance gWillhthis invention,

showing the same in connection with a table and swung to operative position.

Figure 2 is a top plan of the embodiment shown in Figure 1 showing the ironing board in inoperative or "storage position. i Figure 4 is a section taken on the line 4+4:

of Figure 1. 1 Figure 5 is an end elevation as viewed from the leftof Figure 1. o By wayof illustration, the ironing. board is'shown in connection with a table, but it is Q5 to be understood that the ironing board may be used in connection with any suitably constructed article of furniture. The table as shown consists ofje'nd supports 1, v a top 2, and a shelf 3 which is secured to the supports 1 and which extends in parallehspaced rela- 7 tion to the to 2 to w similar toFigure l,

provide-a space 4 between the top 2 and shelf v r Pivotally connected to the shelf 3 are a pair of arms 5 and 6, to the outer ends of whichthe ironing board is pivotally connected. The c arm 5 is disposed substantially midway between the ends of the table, and the arm 6 is disposed between the arm 5 and one endof the table; The ironing board consists of a frame formed of a pair of elongated, spaced stringers"? which are rigidly mounted on a pair of substantially U-sh'aped supports 8. Spaced from the'outer ends thereof,'the arms 5 an'd 6 ware pivotally connected to the sup- -ports-8,"the pivotal connectionof the arm6;v a including a wing nut 9 by means of which the ease of pivotal movement between the arms and frame may be adjusted as desired. Spaced from the ends of the frame are a pair of yokes l0 and 11, eachof which ini cludes a pairof arm portions 12 arranged in spaced relation and merging into the ends of a base portion 18. The arms 12 are formed with horizontally disposed outer end o1--- tions 14 which arepivotally connected with yoke are horizontally disposed andhave supported thereon the top 15 I of the ironing board. The top 15 is pivotallyconnected'to the base portions 13 ofthe yokes by means of a pair of clamping elements 16.

Adjacent the horizontal portions 14 of the yoke 11 are a pair of stops 17 which are fixedv 1y secured to the inner'far'zes of the stringers 7 The stops 1'? aredisposed withinthe path of travel of the arms 12 of the yoke 11 in order to limit the pivotal movementof the latter in a forward direction; When the arms 12 of the yoke 11 engage the stops'17,

the yokes 10and 11 are disposed vertically and the top 15 of the ironing board is disposed inits uppermost position. VVhenfthe yokes are swung rearwardly about their pivots, the top 151isflowered to the position the stringers 7. The base portions13 of the ofthe yokesin one direction, and means for ,connected With the stringers 7.

mediate positions, by means of an adjusting bar 18, the forward end of which is mounted on a horizontally disposed pivot pin 19 secured to the lower face of the top 15. bar 18 is provided With an elongated slot 20 for the extension 'therethrough of a suitable bolt 21 which extends through ablock 22 disposed betiv'een and having its ends pivo-tally The bolt 21 is provided with a Wing nut 23 which may be tightened to firmly press the bar 18 against the block 22. In spaced relation'to the block 22, a block 24; is pivotally connected at its ends with the stringers T, and depending from the block 24 is a rigid leg 25 Which is adapted to 'i'est' on'thelfioor to "support the ironing board When the latter 1S'1I1 operative position.

When the 'ironingboard is stored Within ermost position with respect to the supporting frame therefor, and the supporting leg 25 isswung to horizontal position. WVhen it is desired to: Withdraw the ironing board from the space, an outivardpull is exerted on one of the stringers 7 which causes a pivotal movement between the arms 5 and 6 and the ironing board, andalso'between the sorted to, so long as such'changes fall Within the scope of theinvention as defined in the appended claims.

WVhat I claimis:

1. In an ironing. board, a supporting'arm adapted to be pivota'lly-connected at oneend I to a support, a frame 'pivotally connected wto said arm, means for adjusting the ease of pivotal'inovement between the frame and arm, a pair of yokes pivoted to "the na'm an ironing board top pivotall'y mounted on the yokes,means for limitingpivotal movement securing the yok'es against pivotal movement in elther direction. 7 e I Y 2.. In'an ironing board, a supporting arm adapted to be pivotally connected at one end to a support, a'fraine pivotally connected'to said arm, means for adjusting the'ease of pivotal movement between the frame and. arm, a pair of yokes pivoted to the frame,

an ironing board top 'pivotally mounted-on the yokes, means for limiting pivotal .movement of the yokes in one direction, means for securing the yokes against pivotal'movement The posed between said stringers and havihgb its =ends pivotally connected therewith, a olt horizontally-disposed base portions connecting the arm portions, an ironing board top supported by and pivotally connected to the base portions of the yokes, means for limiting pivotal movement ofthe' yokes in one direction, and means i for "securing the y'okes against pivotal movem'e'nt in either 1 direc- 'tion. the space 4, the top 15 is disposed inits loW- lfIn an ir'oning'board, a supp'orting afm adapted to be pivotally onnected at -one end to a support, a frame pivotally connected; to the arm, means for adjusting the e'aseof pivotal movement between the frame"- and arm, said frame including a pairofspacedyelon gated'stringers, a pair of yokes having hori- Zontally disposed v end portions p'ivotally connected" to said stringers and further having horizontally disposedfibase portions-connecting the: arm portions, an "ironing board top supported byandpivotally eon'neet'ed to the baseportions of the yokes, ineans for limiting pivotahmoveinent' ot i the yokes' in one direction, and meansfor "securing the yolies against "pivotal ino'verrjient "ineither direction," said' 'means 2 for limiting the pivota'l movement of the yokesiir one direction comprising a pa'ir of blocks fixedly-secured; to 'said' stringers" adjacent "the arm portions of oneofsaid yokes. i r

I "5. In an ironing bo'ardgiasupporting arm adapted to be pivotallyconnected atone end to a support, a" frame%piv-otally connected tothe armyme'ans for adjusting the ease of pivotal i movement between the frame and arm,'*said"frameincludmg a pair of's'paeed, elongated stringers, a pair of yokes having "horizontally disposed end portions" pivotally connected to said stringers and further-having horizontally di spos ed base portions-connecting the aIDTPGTtIOHS, an ironingboard top supported by and pivotallyf connected-to "the base portion's of the yokes', means forllimiting the pivotal movement oftheryokes in one direction, an elongated :barhaving one end pivotally connectedto, said top -;and

formed With an elongatedslot, a block disextending through said'blockand said slot,"

and anut threaded on the bolt forpressing the bar against the block.

to a support, afra'mepi'votally"connected leg supporting to the arm, means for. adjusting the ease of posed between said sti'ingers and'having its ends piv-otally connected therewith, a bolt extending through said block and said slot, a nut threaded on the bolt for pressin the bar against the block, a leg supporting Elock disposed between the stringers and having its ends pivotally connected therewith, and a supporting le rigidly connected to the rigllilt angle thereto. testimony whereof, I aflix my signature hereto.

JOHN T. BATSELL.

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